title: Nutrition messages in language arts and mathematics textbooks used in English elementary schools in Montreal.
abstract: This analysis examined references to foods mentioned in elementary school textbooks used in Montreal English schools. A study of 58 language arts and mathematics textbooks used in grades one-six revealed 4,391 references to foods in words and pictures. A large proportion of the references were to sugar-rich foods. Eating with peers was depicted more frequently than eating with family, while a surprising number of children were depicted consuming their food alone in texts used in grades one-three. Results suggest that, because unintended information may influence children's nutritional habits, more attention should be directed at concomitant messages in elementary school textbooks.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008433:Mathematics; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D011792:Quebec; D013782:Textbooks as Topic